We have been catching up and will continue today.
I will be checking blogs for completion.
ALL assignments must be updated by TOMORROW (Tuesday)
I will  miss you all :)

Photo of the week: EMOTION

The photo of the week this week is EMOTION.
We will spend this week and next simply on catch up. We will omit the last HDR from the list just so everyone can catch up. Grads will be away Thurs and Friday for some of the class. Please make sure you CHECK YOUR BLOG and the list on the chalk board.

EMOTION

 

Photo of the week: EXTREME LIGHT

Good morning, only 15 more classes, reminder to GET YOUR WORK POSTED!!!!
Please remember to post your PORTRAITS and movement images this week. Next week we will be looking at HDR photography.

Reminder *Photo of the week: camera Tricks

Camera Tricks

Wow, Thursday already!

Yesterday I handed out slips that listed what you are missing. It is VERY important that you keep up to date and continue to post your photography. I have a camera available with camera functions for changing shutter speed. You will need this in order to capture some blurred movement for the 'movement' assignment.

Here are some tips:

Slow Down Your Shutter SpeedThe reason for movement blur is simply that the amount of time that the shutter of a camera is open is long enough to allow your camera’s image sensor to ’see’ the movement of your subject.
So the number one tip in capturing movement in an image is to select a longer shutter speed.
If your shutter speed is fast (eg 1/4000th of a second) it’s not going to see much movement (unless the the subject is moving mighty fast) while if you select a longer shutter speed (eg 5 seconds) you don’t need your subject to move very much at all before you start to see blur.

Secure Your CameraThere are two ways to get a feeling of movement in your images – have your subject move or have your camera move (or both). In the majority of cases that we featured in last week’s post it was the subject that was moving.

In this type of shot you need to do everything that you can to keep your camera perfectly still or in addition to the blur from the subject you’ll find that the whole frame looks like it’s moving as a result of using a longer shutter speed. Whether it be by using a tripod or have your camera sitting on some other still object (consider a shutter release mechanism or using the self timer) you’ll want to ensure that camera is perfectly still.

Shutter Priority ModeOne of the most important settings in photographing an image which emphasizes movement is the shutter speed (as outlined above). Even small changes in shutter speed will have a big impact upon your shot – so you want to shoot in a mode that gives you full control over it.

This means either switching your camera into full Manual Mode or Shutter Priority Mode. Shutter Priority Mode is a mode that allows you to set your shutter speed and where the camera chooses other settings (like Aperture) to ensure the shot is well exposed. It’s a very handy mode to play with as it ensures you get the movement effect that you’re after but also generally well exposed shots.

The other option is to go with Manual mode if you feel more confident in getting the aperture/shutterspeed balance right.

Small AperturesSo how do you cut down the amount of light that gets into your camera to help compensate for a longer shutter speed? How about changing the size of the hole that the light comes in through. This is called adjusting your camera’s Aperture.

If you shoot in shutter priority mode the camera will do this automatically for you – but if you’re in manual mode you’ll need to decrease your Aperture in a proportional amount to the amount that you lengthen the shutter speed.

Luckily this isn’t as hard as you might think because shutter speed and aperture settings are organized in ’stops’. As you decrease shutter speed by a ’stop’ you double the amount of time the shutter is open (eg – from 1/250 to 1/125). The same is true with Aperture settings – as you decrease the Aperture by one stop you decrease the size of the shutter opening by 50%. This is great because an adjustment of 1 stop in one means that you just need to adjust the other by 1 stop too and you’ll still get good exposure.

Decrease Your ISO

Photo by bikeracer

Another way to compensate for the extra light that a longer shutter speed lets into your camera is to adjust the ISO setting of your camera. ISO impacts the sensitivity of your digital camera’s image sensor. A higher number will make it more sensitive to light and a lower number will make the sensor less sensitive. Choose a low number and you’ll find yourself able to choose longer shutter speeds.

 

Good afternoon

I have a print out for you regarding ALL missing assigments and any future assignemnts. This will help you keep organized for the following few weeks :)
Pls help conserve by keeping your printout in a safe place.

Happy Tuesday

I hope everyone had a great Long Weekend! Now, we are quickly approaching the end of term. We have 13 school days until Grad and 18 days until the term ends. Literally, we have 24 days until we head into the weekend before exams.

Please keep in mind the assignments that are due. This week we will be working on MOVEMENT>
and next week HDR then we will be assembling photos into a slideshow and printing for the Fine Arts Showcase.
Here is a photographer that hosts a website with many beautiful images. The Ocean inspires him
http://www.wix.com/retromovement/dancosta#!portfolio DAN COSTA: Living the Dream

MOVEMENT
Movement in photography is most times something that you want to avoid. Other times, however, movement can be the subject of the photograph, and can provide some very interesting effects, for example a blurred background and a completely still foreground. This weeks focus is: Movement.



http://gadgetphotoreview.com/camera-shutter-speed-is-limited-movement-photography/.html

We can look at movement in different ways: Frozen action, subject in focus-movement around subject. Action Photography
http://www.cruzine.com/2010/08/09/action-photography/ <---Frozen action

Using BLUR to portray Movement

Shutter speed: 8 seconds

Composition of 3 images at shutter speeds of between 1.6 seconds and 25 seconds

Read more: http://www.digital-photography-school.com/blur-movement#ixzz1NHZXXuve

For this assignment you will post 4 MOVEMENT shots.


Interested in capturing DANCE movement? I can talk to madame Lepine's class.
see the link below
http://www.digital-photography-school.com/dance-photography-capturing-movement

Good Morning

Cell Phone Photography

http://www.flickr.com/groups/73532194@N00/

http://www.digital-photography-school.com/how-to-use-a-camera-phone

Following are 13 tips for Camera Phone owners to help them get the most from their cameras phones:

- Light Your Subject Well
- Get close to your subject
- Keep Still
- Edit Images Later
- Dont Throw Away Mistakes
- Avoid Using Digital Zoom
-Take Lots of Shots and Experiment
- Keep Your Lens Clean
- Observe Camera Phone Etiquette 
- Use the HIghest Resolution Available




Because of our recent 'LOSS' we will be using cell phones to take the photos of the week and I have three available cameras for the main assignments.



Read more: http://www.digital-photography-school.com/how-to-use-a-camera-phone#ixzz1MZsd8PhX

Good Morning

The photo of the week this week is:
EMPTY ROOM

Alternative Art Festival is approaching QUICKLY!
Please be sure to fill out a form and get a permission slip, print your work, put on black paper and create your lables. Some of your work is absolutely amazing!! Pls be sure to enter with a chance to win up to $200

Please remember to post EVERY week, keep up with regular assignments and do your BEST work!!
Portraiture and Lighting

http://www.professionalphotography101.com/portrait_lighting/lighting_names.html
http://www.portraitlighting.net/One_Light_Examples.htm
http://www.petapixel.com/2011/04/15/three-studio-portrait-lighting-techniques-with-a-single-light/

Good afternoon

Please check your blogs and update as AT RISK interims come out next week (Monday)

Portraiture continued.....

http://www.kodak.com/eknec/PageQuerier.jhtml?pq-path=424&pq-locale=en_US&_requestid=10205

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RaebMg4oSeI

Choosing a theme for your portraiture unit

http://www.flickr.com/groups/fineportraiture/

Theme ideas:
-everything green
-self portrait
-film still portraiture
-black and white
-in the garden
-reflection
-me,myself and I (posed portraits with more than one of you)
-'they look like dolls'
-clown portraits
-polaroid portraits
-haunted portraits
-western images
-sepia
-child poses
-everything has a hat
-moms
-costumes that are somehow related
-playing with double images
-High Key
-After Warhol

Good morning

Hi everyone! I am away this morning BUT I will be back tomorrow :)
Please make sure you update your blogs and check for comments (unless you have not posted anything new lately)
GRADE 11s
Black and white--should be posted
Abstract --should be posted
Portraiture *starting this week. REMEMBER* think of a theme for your portraits.

GRADE 12s (working on portfolios)
should have conquered many of the sections (4-5 out of the six would be good)

Check if you have added all of the photos of the week:
Week one: March 1-4       ONE OF THESE THINGS IS NOT LIKE THE OTHER
Week two: March 7-11 POST BY MARCH 11 STRANGE AND PECULIAR
Week three: March 14-18 HANDS
After Spring Break
April 4-8 CLOSE-UP
April 11-15- Water
April 18-21- Secret Passage
April 26-30 - The sun http://www.learningtoloveyoumore.com/reports/27/27.php

May 2-6- DANCE
May 9-12- Burst of Colour
May 16-20- Empty Room
May 24-27- Garbage
May 30-June 3- Extreme Light
June 6-10- Emotion
June 13-17- CATCH UP: no photo of the week


THIS WEEK BURST OF COLOUR. Please post by THURSDAY as FRIDAY is a Pro-D day :)
These are just some images to show you many different ways people take portraits.

Good afternoon

Today is the last day to post your DANCE photo. Grade 11 should have:
Black and white images
Abstract images
and be working on portraiture

Grade 12 should have:
3 sections of portfolio (from last semester) PLUS faceless images
you should have completed AT LEAST 1-2 sections for this term because you need 6 sections

Young photographers
http://www.nonsensesociety.com/2010/05/10-young-photographers/ we will look at some of the work from Artist/photographers from all around the world.

ATTENTION PHOTO 12- Consider your landscape images and look at the work of
Mark Suarez. He places his landscape images into a circle shape. See Below
Mark Suarez is an artist and graphic/web designer. He is married and lives in Greenwood SC.
He has been an artist since the age of three and is also a musician.

How to????

Open Photoshop

press in between both layers and hit ALT and click with the mouse. You will then CUT OUT your image.